There two different places in the house that have had candle wax spilled on the carpets - Berber carpet and Mini Shag carpet
Use a hair blow dryer. You don't need hot iron, brown paper, ice cubes or alcohol to get the wax out of the carpet quickly and thoroughly, I used a hair dryer on the High setting about two or three inches away from the wax spots, got the wax very warm to hot in just a few seconds, and then wiped the spots vigorously with a paper towel, turning it as I went. The wax disappeared almost immediately! The candle was white, melted on a beige carpet. Had it been a color like red or green, after I got the wax out, I no doubt would have had to work on the stains with a stain remover, as one reader has suggested. In this case, however, the removal of the wax took under two minutes!
The best way I have found is to do the following: Remove the chunks of wax and as much as you can with your fingers. You may use ice as the others have suggested for this step. Heat your iron on a NON steam setting but pretty hot. Lay a paper bag over the wax spots and iron them. You may have to do this several times with clean paper but the iron melts the wax and the paper absorbs some of it.
Getting candle wax on your carpet may seem like a nightmare and a hassle to remove, but it is incredibly easy. Follow these simple steps to a candle wax free carpet. Things You’ll Need: Dishtowel Rubbing Alcohol Plastic baggie filled with ice Step1 Place a dishtowel on top of the candle wax. Step2 Place the plastic baggie that is filled with ice on top of the dishtowel. Step3 Leave on for a few minutes until the ice freezes the candle wax. Step4 Pick off the frozen candle wax pieces off of the carpet. Step5 Lightly dampen the thin dishtowel with rubbing alcohol and go over the spot if there is any little left over pieces or residue remaining on the carpet.
Where the wax is puddled, you can whack it and break small pieces off. Some you can pull off. The part that's melted into the fiber is the part I've always ironed off. You need an iron that's trashed (second hand store) or will be after this project. The iron can be used later for crafts. Rip a paper grocery bag open so it'll be one big flat paper. Put it over the wax. Place the heated iron on the bag and pull the bag as you leave the iron in the same spot, until no more wax melts into the paper. You keep doing this until you've removed all the wax that will come up. I've been able to get so much out that it nearly felt soft and supple again. Best wishes.
You really can get candle wax out of carpet. It's not always easy, but wax can be removed with patience. Dyes from the wax are a different matter. Getting those out depends on what's in the particular dye. Start by scraping as much wax out of the carpet as you can, with a spoon. Afterwards, put an ice cube or two on the wax to freeze it, leaving them there for a minute. This should harden the wax enough to break it up and get more of it out. To get the rest of the candle wax out of the carpet, cover the spot with a clean brown paper bag, and place a clothes iron on it, set on low. This liquifies the wax and lets it transfer to the paper. Use a new paper bag as often as necessary until you get all of the wax. This can take some time.And be careful when you're doing this to your carpet, because accidents are known to happen. Never try to use a lighter or any other flammable item to take the stain out either: you'll just end up burning your carpet instead of cleaning it. if u have a risk of melting ur carpet by iron then u can use your blow dryer (on hot) in place of iron.It will also melt the wax To remove stains left from colored wax you can try rubbing alcohol. Be sure to use the clear alcohol, not the colored ones. Rubbing alcohol can also help remove stains from dyes in the wax. Take a white cloth or a plain white paper towel wetted with the alcohol, and dab at the area. Continue this with a fresh towel until you get no more transfer of the wax or the dyes to the towel. If the alcohol doesn't do the trick, Heloise, that domestic goddess, recommends using dry cleaning solvent. When done,rinse the area with clean water. Blot up the excess water, and dry the area quickly. A fan can help with this. Quick drying prevents any of the dye stains deeper down from wicking up of the surface.
